Why do I trust the Buddha?
I'm in favor of desire
In favor of fighting
In the snow the Fire

Taiwan as a child
Again as an adult
Late night Bangkok temple
Silence amidst tumult

Thich Nhat Hanh in Berkeley
And at Mason Nation
I walk the empty Diamond
Bipolar elevation

Kamakura Buddha
My Thai mother in law
Tuk Tuk in the traffic
Horton hears I saw

           Krop Kun Kop.